Belt game 2,848 · February 25, 1979
Portland Trail Blazers take the belt
Portland Trail Blazers beat Detroit Pistons 126–119 on the road to start reign 1,279 of the NBA belt, the 6th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since February 21, 1979, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Portland Trail Blazers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Houston Rockets on March 2, 1979.
1,279Reign number
6Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Hollins | 44 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13-27 | — | 3-4 |
| Maurice Lucas | 41 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | — | 9-11 |
| Ron Brewer | 41 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8-16 | — | 3-5 |
| Bob Gross | 44 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7-17 | — | 5-5 |
| Tom Owens | 40 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | — | 1-4 |
| Ira Terrell | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| T.R. Dunn | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Steele | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Twardzik | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 3-5 |
| Clemon Johnson | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.L. Carr | 45 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13-23 | — | 7-12 |
| Terry Tyler | 34 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | — | 7-10 |
| John Long | 40 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | — | 3-3 |
| Kevin Porter | 30 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | — | 1-1 |
| Leon Douglas | 32 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | — | 7-11 |
| Andre Wakefield | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Brewer | 33 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | — | 1-4 |
| Ben Poquette | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Earl Tatum | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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